Attaching means for load-lifting devices



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Patented Aug. 9, 1927.

ARTHUR E. SMALL, 01 OAK PARK, ILLINOIS.

ATTACHING MEANS FOR LOAD-LIFTIN G DEVICES.

Application filed March 17, 1928. Serial No. 95,422.

My device relates to railway box cars and consists in providing means for moving heavy loads in and out of the car and moving them to desired positions within the car.

It is common practice to throw a rope or chain over one of the carlines or purlins of a box car to raise the lading but the ordinary roof frame of a car is'not designed to resist the stress imposed thereby, thus frequently causing distorted and leaky roofs.

One of the objects of the invention is to form one or more frame members of the roof of a car to accommodate movable load lifting devices.

Another object of the invention is to so attach load lifting devices tothe roof frame members of a car that they are movable to any desired position in the car, and another object is to strict the movement of such devices longitudinally of the beams to which they are attached.

Another object is to so attach load lifting devices to the roof frame members of a car 5 that the movement of the car in service will move them toward the side of the car and out of the way.

Another object of the invention is to reinforce certain parts .of existing designsof car roofs to enable them to sustain stresses caused by load lifting.

y, device may also be advantageously used for loading automobiles one over the other, commonly called doubledecking, and it may also be used in stock cars or to raise the front end of ice bunks in refrigerator cars or to raise the temporary flooring in fruit cars, etc.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 shows a typical railway car with a form of my device applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1 with the roof sheets and lifting rings omitted. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Figs. 4, 5, and 6 show modified constructions.

Figs. 7, 8 and 9 show modified constructions wherein the bottom of the frame member is flush roof.

Figs.- 10, 11, 12 and 13- show means in the frame member to temporarily restrict the movement of the lifting ring.

Fig. 14 is a skeleton plan of a roof frame provide means to temporarily re- -nal to raise the upper deckwith the lower surface of the of a railway box car wherein a typical arrangement of frame members equipped with my device is shown in heavy lines.

frame member 2 is provided with oppositely disposed flanges 34 or portions which constitute seats or bearing surfacesfor the lifting rings 5. These rings loosely encircle the oppositely projecting flanges so that they may be moved longitudinally of the frame member'to any desired location.

frame members may extend longitudinally or laterally of the car or the Car' may be equipped with a combination of both such frame members. A frame member may be used to reinforce a carline or ridge beam, as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, or it maybe a carline or ridge beam independent of any other structure, as shown in Fig. 6, or it may be used independently of the roof and-its framing structure, as illustrated in Fig. 7, wherein it is placed between the carlines of the car. be secured to the side plates 37 if desired and the longitudinal frame members 36 may be secured to the lateral frame members, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. i

One or more lifting rings may be used on each frame member as desired.

If a diagonal or horizontal pull beexerted on one of these rings it may slip longitudinally of the beam, therefore, I provide means to temporarily restrict such longitudimovement. This may be accomplished by pressing indentations 10 (either upwardly or downwardly) in one or both of the oppositely disposed flanges, or one or both of the oppositely disposed portions may be formed with an upturned flange 11 having notches therein 12.

In the construction shown in Fig. 3 the roof sheets 20 have upturned flanges 21 are straddled by the carline-cap 22' is used to reinforce it is notdesirable to locate load lifting devices at each and every carline.

The construction shown in Fig. 4 is simi- Fig. 3 except that a. angle 23 riveted to it T section.

lar to that shown in flanged plate with an is used in place of the The reinforcement for the carlines may In Fig. 5 the upturned flan es 24 of the I roof sheets are spaced apart rom'the carline 25 .(orpurline) and a cap is used for on the crosswise frame members until they weather-proofing. The frame member relnreach the side plate of the car. In such a forces the carline (or purline). position they will not interfere with the in- In the construction shown in Fig. 6 the terior loading capacity of the car When I a roof sheets have L-shaped flanges 26 which it is desired to load the car to the ridge pole 7 are secured together to form an inverted with light packages the rings on the longisection which performs the functions of a tudinal beams may be easily moved out of carline (or purline). A Z-shaped frame the way. member 27 is secured to the inverted U-sec- I claim:

tion and a flat plate 28 is secured to its lower 1. In a railway car, the combination of a 75 edge of the Z-section to' provide the opporoof, aroof frame member having opposltely sitely disposed portions. disposed portions flush with the lower sur- Flg. 7 shows a construction wherein the face of said roof, and a ring loosely susframe member 29 is positioned independentpended from said portions so as to be caly of the juncture of adjacent roof sheets. pable of movement longitudinally of the 80 The bottom of the frame member is flush frame member. j with the lower surface of the roof 30 and 2. In a railway car, the combination of a the roof sheet is spaced from the oppositely roof, a roof frame member having oppositely disposed portions to permit movement of the disposed portions, a ring loosely suspende lifting ring. from said portions so as to be capable of The construction shown in Fig. 8 is simimovement longitudinally of the frame memlar to that shown in Fig. 3, but the roof her, and means to temporarily restrict said sheets are oflset (31) so that the lower porlongitudinalmovement. tion of the frame member will be flush with 3. In a railway car, the combination of a the lower surface of the-roof 32. roof, a roof framemember having oppositely In the construction shown in Fig. 9 the disposed portions flush with the lower s oppositely disposed flanges 33-34; project face of said roof, 2. ring loosely suspended toward each other instead of away from each from said portions so as to be capable of other, as shown in the other figures. This, movement longitudinally of the frame memhowever, is immaterial to the invention. her, and means to temporarily restrict said Such a construction may require a T head longitudinal movement. loading device 35 instead of a ring, as shown '4. In a railway car, the combination of a 1n the other drawings. roof, a roof frame member having oppositely Figs. 10 and 11 s ow how indentations 10 disposed portions, a ring loosely suspended 35 may be formed in either one of the flanges from said portions so as to be capable of to temporarily restrict the movement of the movement longitudinally of the frame memrmg longitudinally of the frame member. her, and indentations in said portions to Figs. 12 and 13 showhow this result may temporarily restrict said longitudinal movebe accomplished by providing upturned ment.

40 flan es 11 at the outer edge of one or both 5. In a il a th bi ti f a oft e oppositelyprojectmg flanges and proroof, a roof frame member havin oppositely viding notches 12 therein to accommodate disposed portions, and a ring oosely susthe rings. pended from said portions so as to be ca- It may be deslrable reinforce all of the pable of movement longitudinally of the carlmes (or purlines) in a car or 1t may be frame member, one of said portions having necessary to reinforce only a part of t em. an upturned flange which is notched to pro- The most desirable arrangement 1s to remvide means to temporarily restrict said force three or four carlines adjacent the longitudinal movement.

doorways of the car so that a rope may be 6. In a railway car, the combination of secured thereto to drag the lading into the two frame members spanning the distance 115 car. The r1dge pole maybe reinforced (36) between the side plates of the car, a frame between two ad acent carlines somewhere bemember spanning the distance between the tween the middle and the end of the car so first mentioned frame members and secured as to drag the lading part way down the car. thereto, each of said frame members hav- Then one or more of the carlines at the end ing oppositely disposed portions, and rings of the car should be reinforced so as to spot loosely suspended from said portions so as the loading where desired near the end of to be capable of movement longitudinally the car. It 1s good practice to load heavy of the frame member,

ladings directly over the truck for obvious 7. In a railway car, the combination of reasons. The remaining frame members, two frame members spanning thedistance lncluding the carlines, may be of the usual between the side plates of the car, a frame constructlon. 1 member spanning the distance between the When the rings arenot 1n use the constant first mentioned frame members and secured motion of the car w1ll cause them to slide thereto, each of said frame members having down the mcllned surface 38 of the flanges oppositely disposed portions, rings loosely suspended from said portions so as to be ca- 10. In a railway car, the combination of a pable of movement longitudinally of the roof, a roof carline, a carline reinforcement frame member, and means to temporarily rebelow the carline and secured thereto, said strict said longitudinal movement. reinforcement having oppositely disposed 25 frame member extendlng from side plate to forcement. loosely engaging said flanges so side plate of the car having oppositel disas to be capable of movement longitudinally posed portions which are higher ad acent of the reinforcement, and indentations in the middle of the member than at the ends said flanges to temporarily restrict said 30 thereof, and rings loosely suspended from longitudinal movement. said portions, whereby the motionof the car 11. In a railway car, the combination of in service causes the rings to move toward a roof, a roof carline, a carline reinforcethe side ,of the car. ment below the carline and secured thereto,

11 a railway car, the combination of saidreinforcement having oppositely j dis- 35 a roof, a roof carline, a carline rei-nforceposed flanges, a ring projecting below said ment below the carline and secured therereinforcement loosely engaging said flanges to, said reinforcement having oppositely" so as to be capable of movement longitudidisposed flanges, and a ring projecting benally of the reinforcement and means to low said reinforcement loosely engaging temporarily restrict said longitudinal move- 40 said flanges so as to be capable of movement.

ment longitudinally of the reinforcement. ARTHUR E. 

